A Better Man
Autor Leah McLarenen Limba Engleză Hardback – 6 iul 2015
What
if
the
only
way
you
could
get
out
of
your
marriage
was
to
become
the
perfect
husband?
Nick
and
Maya
Wakefield's
relationship
has
been
in
crisis
since
Maya
left
her
high-powered
legal
career
to
stay
home
with
their
now
3-year-old
twins.
Today
she
feels
invisible,
anxious,
and
under-appreciated,
and
Nick
has
checked
out
of
family
life.
Sex
is
a
distant
memory
and
the
love
is
gone.
A
workaholic
and
a
consummate
flirt,
Nick
has
decided
he
wants
out.
But
he
balks
when
their
old
friend,
a
divorce
attorney,
shows
him
that
as
sole
breadwinner,
he
stands
to
lose
the
most.
Together,
he
and
his
friend
hatch
a
plan:
Nick
will
act
like
an
ideal
husband
and
father
in
order
to
ease
the
pain
of
leaving
and
make
out
better
in
court.
So
he
encourages
Maya
to
go
back
to
work,
spends
time
with
the
kids,
and
even
takes
her
on
a
vacation
without
them.
But
with
his
cynical
ruse
comes
a
surprising
change
of
heart.
Nick
is
astonished
to
find
his
actual
emotions
match
his
act
and
now
his
marriage
is
truly
on
the
mend.
That
is,
until
Maya
finds
out,
and
Nick's
world
falls
to
pieces.
Now
his
only
hope
of
saving
his
family
is
to
prove
to
his
wife
that
he
really
is
the
man
he
was
pretending
to
be.
A
BETTER
MAN
is
a
sharply
observant
novel
of
the
pitfalls
of
marriage
and
success,
and
how
one
couple
must
lose
it
all
before
they
can
hope
to
find
their
way
back.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781455532513
ISBN-10: 1455532517
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 152 x 222 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-10: 1455532517
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 152 x 222 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
Notă biografică
Leah
McLarenis
a
novelist
and
journalist
who
is
a
longtime
columnist
for
Canada's
national
newspaper,
theGlobe
and
Mail,
and
the
Europe
correspondent
forMaclean'smagazine.
In
2013,
she
won
a
gold
National
Magazine
Award
in
the
long
features
category.
Her
first
novel,The
Continuity
Girl,
was
published
by
GCP
in
2007.
She
lives
in
Toronto
and
London,
England,
where
she
shares
a
home
with
her
husband
and
two
boys.
Recenzii
"This
brilliantly
written
read
is
original,
surprising,
funny
and
clever.
I
raced
to
the
end,
totally
engrossed
by
McLaren's
forensic
examination
of
the
demise
of
this
very
modern
marriage.
Wonderful-I
loved
it."—Daily
Mail
"A Better Manis a deft blend of comedy, wisdom, and character, and it's one of the most entertaining books of its kind you're likely to find. . . . a gripping, intimate book that will thrill with its juicy plot and win you over with its powerful insights into relationships."—BookPage
"Humorous and vividly drawn. . . . A perfect beach book."—Kirkus Reviews
"A surprisingly beautiful novel. . . McLaren's deft prose crackles."—The Globe and Mail
"Supremely entertaining, perceptive, and laugh-out-loud funny, A Better Man is certainly one of the year's best novels. Leah McLaren's book is a tender, true and pitch-perfect portrait of contemporary love, marriage and parenthood, and the complex and uncertain definition of what it means to be 'happy.'"—Julia Fierro, author ofCutting Teeth
"Leah McLaren'sA Better Manis ruthless and heartwarming by turns, filled with characters who refuse to conform to expectations. McLaren digs into the disorienting, hilarious, and sometimes flat-out absurd negotiations of modern relationships and identities with a sharp eye and a sharper wit."—Grace O'Connell, award-winning author ofMagnified World
"In this engrossing new novel, Leah McLaren deftly balances humour and pathos to weave a touching, entertaining portrait of a marriage in crisis. A great read!"—Terry Fallis, bestselling author ofNo Relation
"Inside every couple's marriage is a secret known only to them. One of the many pleasures of Leah McLaren's novel is the way she opens a window onto that secret, with great heart and wit. Wince in recognition then laugh out loud, just like life."—Elizabeth Renzetti, author ofBased on a True Story
PRAISE FORTHE CONTINUITY GIRL
"Witty. . . . McLaren's writing is crisp and her characters are surprisingly fresh, resulting in a novel that celebrates breaking away from the expected."—Publishers Weekly
"Savvy, insightful, and hysterically funny. I absolutely loved it."—Lauren Weisberger
"Leah McLaren is a wit for the ages."—Toby Young, author ofHow to Lose Friends and Alienate People
"A Better Manis a deft blend of comedy, wisdom, and character, and it's one of the most entertaining books of its kind you're likely to find. . . . a gripping, intimate book that will thrill with its juicy plot and win you over with its powerful insights into relationships."—BookPage
"Humorous and vividly drawn. . . . A perfect beach book."—Kirkus Reviews
"McLaren's
tale
of
a
failing
modern
marriage
and
the
individual
journeys
of
her
two
flawed
protagonists
is
a
smart
cautionary
tale
about
what
happens
when
all
one's
wishes
begin
to
come
true.
...McLaren's
patient,
detailed
narrative
allows
the
reader
to
track
their
evolution
intimately,
and
appreciate
the
changes
they
have
wrought
in
themselves,
and
their
marriage,
and
leave
them
with
a
hope
of
better
things
still
to
come."
—RT
Book
Reviews"A surprisingly beautiful novel. . . McLaren's deft prose crackles."—The Globe and Mail
"Supremely entertaining, perceptive, and laugh-out-loud funny, A Better Man is certainly one of the year's best novels. Leah McLaren's book is a tender, true and pitch-perfect portrait of contemporary love, marriage and parenthood, and the complex and uncertain definition of what it means to be 'happy.'"—Julia Fierro, author ofCutting Teeth
"Leah McLaren'sA Better Manis ruthless and heartwarming by turns, filled with characters who refuse to conform to expectations. McLaren digs into the disorienting, hilarious, and sometimes flat-out absurd negotiations of modern relationships and identities with a sharp eye and a sharper wit."—Grace O'Connell, award-winning author ofMagnified World
"In this engrossing new novel, Leah McLaren deftly balances humour and pathos to weave a touching, entertaining portrait of a marriage in crisis. A great read!"—Terry Fallis, bestselling author ofNo Relation
"Inside every couple's marriage is a secret known only to them. One of the many pleasures of Leah McLaren's novel is the way she opens a window onto that secret, with great heart and wit. Wince in recognition then laugh out loud, just like life."—Elizabeth Renzetti, author ofBased on a True Story
PRAISE FORTHE CONTINUITY GIRL
"Witty. . . . McLaren's writing is crisp and her characters are surprisingly fresh, resulting in a novel that celebrates breaking away from the expected."—Publishers Weekly
"Savvy, insightful, and hysterically funny. I absolutely loved it."—Lauren Weisberger
"Leah McLaren is a wit for the ages."—Toby Young, author ofHow to Lose Friends and Alienate People